The aim of this project is to better understand the dynamics and triggering mechanisms of mass movements in a changing climate.
grid points with red colors indicate the seismology-derived location of a debris flow
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, SLF Davos, WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf
particle entrainment, shear stress partitioning, Owens hypothesis) – Porous media flow
Doktorandin, WSL Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
Project: Investigating debris flow mechanics using flume experiments and field-based
TRAMM war ein Forschungsprojekt im Rahmen des ETH-Kompetenzzentrums für Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (CCES) von 2006 bis 2015 mit dem Ziel, Auslöse- und Transportprozesse von Hangrutschungen, Murgängen und Lawinen besser zu verstehen.
Debris flow entrainment and sediment transfer processes at the Illgraben catchment
This project investigates the thermal and mechanical effects of water in rock fractures in mountain permafrost regions.
Finanzierung Technical University Munich, Germany Detecting and modelling fluid flow
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, WSL Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
Scientific coordination for the Illgraben debris flow observation station, numerical
This project deals with the statistical properties of multivariate hydrological extremes in the Alpine region, where water bodies are increasingly regulated by humans.
More specifically, it aims to create a data set on hydrologic extremes and human flow-influences
Teaser
The extensive 56 km long lava flow of Anyui volcano.
Large coherent vortices are easily distinguishable by human eye when looking at clouds in the sky or at the whirls of water in rivers and lakes. We develop coherent structure identification methods to detect these vortices and understand their role in mixing stratified flows in lakes and the ocean.
Large-scale coherent flow structures, termed superstructures (SSs), play a key role
Seismometers detect extremely weak ground unrest. We leverage this sensitivity with intelligent algorithms to design detection schemes for avalanches, debris flows, rock falls and other catastrophic Alpine mass movements.
The debris flow observatory at Illgraben in Switzerland’s Valais is a focus of WSL
